Restoring the Bench Plane | Paul Sellers
Why Woodworking Stack Exchange recommends it
Woodworking Stack Exchange users link it as a reference for specific plane restoration steps, such as scraping old finish off handles and opening up the plane's mouth.
Recommended by 1 people across 1 different months, 2017 to 2020.
What it is
Paul Sellers walks through restoring a bench plane in a feature-length video, covering what he does for a rusty or neglected plane and how he tunes it so it works properly. The steps include handle refinishing and work on the plane's sole and mouth. Sellers presents it in his usual hand-tool workshop style.
What people said
Recommends brendon.otto · 2017-02 · Woodworking Stack Exchange · on “Most general purpose hand plane for limited budget”
A #4 would be a great plane to start with. It's one that I have started with and it's done everything I have asked of it in the last year. It's a Stanley which was fairly inexpensive compared with Lie Nielsen, about $65. It does require tuning out of the box to polish the sole and sharpen the blade before working with it. If you don't mind the extra work it's been one of my better purchases for woodworking (although they are few and far between!). An alternative to Lie Nielsen, although I do covet them, would be Woodriver planes. I personally have not used one yet but have heard great things: [LINK] This is a bit cheaper compared to the Lie Nielsen but would allow you to just hone the blade
Cites ww_init_js · 2019-12 · Woodworking Stack Exchange · on “Which edge of the plane's mouth should I file if I want to open it up?”
And I know it's not necessarily Paul Sellers' trick per se. I attributed it to him because I saw him first describe it on his plane restoration youtube video, at 00:47:06 [this video] . I may have overdone it, and now here I am, learning about how to file plane soles.
Cites bgoodr · 2020-02 · Woodworking Stack Exchange · on “How to find replacement body paint for Record #07 handplane”
@Graphus Your advice about scraping off the surface finish from the handles corroborates with Paul Sellers video ( [this video] ) where he used the side of a file to scrape off the prior surface treatment, followed up with a light sanding.